Port Authority To Bolster Vehicle Surface Safety After LGA Collision

NTSB investigators around damaged Air Canada jet

Investigators are examining the performance of two important collision prevention systems in the March 22 crash at LaGuardia Airport.

Credit: NTSB
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey plans to add transponders to airport operations vehicles in the wake of March’s fatal collision between an Air Canada Jazz regional jet and a fire truck. The NTSB probe into the March 22 accident at New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is in its early stages...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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